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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has today launched a public consultation on the revision of the State aid rules to help Member States with affordable housing. This revision of the services of general economic interest (‘SGEI’) rules will address challenges related to housing affordability that go […]
European Commission and EIB group lay foundations for a new pan-European investment platform for affordable and sustainable housing
This article is published in association with IMF. Gita Bhatt Wherever I go these days, the conversation inevitably focuses on the rising cost of housing. The concerns span generations, locations, and income levels. Young people may be the most disillusioned as they see their ability to buy or rent diminished just as they plan to start families. The […]
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is granting a €125 million loan to housing-company GEWOBA AG Wohnen und Bauen in Bremen. The loan supports an extensive €500 million building and renovation project to increase the supply of affordable and climate-friendly housing in Bremen and Bremerhaven by the company that […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: David Baker, Principal, David Baker Architects, Amanda Loper, Principal, David Baker Architects, Daniel Simons, Principal, David Baker Architects There is a persistent lack of affordable, quality housing around the world due to land shortages and rising costs of […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Victoria Masterson, Senior Writer, Formative Content The US was short almost four million homes at the end of 2020, according to estimates. The UK, meanwhile, is also in the middle of a housing crisis. The land value tax […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jaime Luque, Professor, ESCP Business School & Kian Starsberg, Master’s student, Management, ESCP Business School Rent controls were at the heart of the recent Paris and London mayoral battles. Recent research suggests that rent controls negatively impact the […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs call on the EU to recognise access to decent and affordable housing as an enforceable human right and to push for measures to eradicate homelessness. The resolution – adopted by352 votes in favour, 179 against and 152 abstentions on Thursday – states that […]
This article is brought to you in association with OECD. New Zealand’s economy has stabilised, with solid growth supporting well-being through jobs and incomes. Ongoing implementation of the government’s new well-being approach to policymaking will offer further opportunities to create a more sustainable and inclusive economy for all New Zealanders, according to a new report from […]
According to European Central Bank’s quarterly bank lending survey, euro area lenders responded that during the fourth quarter of 2013 they plan a marked easing of credit standards on loans to enterprises (-5% after +5%), “which is the first such a positive expectation on record since the fourth quarter of 2009”. The ECB says that […]
The downward trend of Eurozone inflation was confirmed yesterday by Eurostat, the statistical service of the European Union. According to this source “Euro area annual inflation was 2.2% in December 2012, the same as in November. A year earlier the rate was 2.7%. The EU27 annual inflation was 2.3% in December 2012, down from 2.4% […]
